Postgame Quotes

Oct. 30, 1999

OLE MISS POSTGAME QUOTES

Head Coach David Cutcliffe

"Going in, I know up front on both sides of the ball, we had a lot of people with a lot bumps and bruises. But I thought our people up front on both sides of the ball set tempo particularly in the second half when things got close. It was as fine a job offensively as I've seen of just taking the football and running it like you're supposed to do. We practice pretty physically up at Ole Miss and I think that paid off. That's a tribute to our staff and a tribute to our squad."

OLE MISS PLAYER QUOTES

Quarterback Romaro Miller
On the offensive line:
"The offensive line came out tough and they knew with the rain they were going to have to step up and they really took control and set the tone for the offense."

Running back Joe Gunn
On his and Deuce McAllister's performance:
"Deuce and I got real comfortable and got in a groove. We felt we had a chance to take over the game and it went our way and we got the victory."

LSU POSTGAME QUOTES

Head coach Gerry DiNardo

"Defensively, their ability to run on us the way they did really hurt us. They just knocked us off the ball most of the game when they decided that's what they wanted to do. Offensively, John Young played center for us tonight. We started with Underwood, but he couldn't go. We did have the problem with bad snaps, and that hurt us. Penalties also hurt us, which they haven't done before this year. The snap on the punt before the half really gave them seven points. My biggest disappointments are penalties, kicking game, and their ability to run the ball on us defensively."

Dinardo was asked if Ole Miss' offensive line play surprised him tonight with their physical play:
"Yes, we didn't expect that from the tape, it was surprising."

On QB Josh Booty's play:
"I really think he did some better things today. I've never been disappointed with his focus or concentration level. He's going to improve, he's really like a freshman out there, he just hasn't played a lot of games."

LSU Player Quotes

Abram Booty

"It was really good to be back in the starting line-up, because as you guys know I've been rotating in and out. It was great to get in there and give the team a lift with the long pass for the touchdown. We still have a lot to play for even though we aren't going to have a winning season. This team will continue to play hard the rest of this season."

Johnny Mitchell

"They came out and ran the power play after play after play and we failed to stop it the whole night. That one play beat us the whole night. They ran the ball eighty times and I probably got doubled seventy times. We knew the run was coming, we just couldn't stop it. We continued to play hard even though the game was out of reach. We have to play with pride for the rest of the season. We'll try to win every game we can, but it's just for pride now."

Norman LeJeune

"I thought I played well, but I'm a team player and if the team doesn't win I'm not very happy. They continued to run the power iso to my side because I'm the lightweight on that side of the field."

Josh Booty

"We're not putting anything together. The defense stepped up tonight. We have to come back and start taking every week. We are way down in a hole."

The University of Mississippi Athletics

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